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To be honest, your biggest limitation is going to be your mindset, not your age. The fact that you can't see a path forward for yourself and using phrases lik
by bsuvc 4y ago
To be honest, your biggest limitation is going to be your mindset, not your age.
The fact that you can't see a path forward for yourself and using phrases like "execs who had no interest in leveling me up" (hint: it's your job to do that) and "I was a moron", does not bode well for your chances.
You're going to have a hard time getting hired if this is the attitude you project, and you're going to have a hard time improving yourself with the negative mindset you seem to have adopted.
I know it is cliche, but you need to adopt a growth mindset (Google it, it is a thing)
- mindtricks 4y agoI don't necessarily disagree with you, but coming in with the mindset is not always natural. We don't know where the poster grew up, their education, their background, etc. It's not the worst assumption to believe that a company is going to be invested in developing you because some will and do. Sadly, the poster was not part of one of those companies. So instead of beating them down, we should point them to a better way of thinking in a more constructive manner.
- bsuvc 4y agoI guess I came across harsh maybe, but I really am trying to constructively help OP. Rather than enabling that way of thinking and reassuring them, I think they need a wake-up call. You're right, though. I don't know their circumstances and am projecting my own experience here.
- q845712 4y agowith full agreement re. growth mindset, I've definitely worked with people above me who were more, less, and completely un- interested in leveling me up. It still makes a difference.